The agreement staving off an extended government shutdown includes a delay to Disproportionate Share Hospital payment cuts, a repeal of the ACA's Independent Payment Advisory Board and more funding to fight the opioid crisis.

A group that includes software providers, medical device makers and drugmakers says that if implemented, the draft guide would "force many sellers of existing CDS software to remove their products from the market."

One of the fundamentals of best-practice disease management is to have patients with chronic conditions regularly check in with the appropriate provider to discuss their treatment plans and health, writes Rodrigo Martinez, SVP of consulting at Advisory Board Company.